Sujet
Violin played by the enslaved man Jesse Burke, 1850-1860. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
This violin was originally owned by a slaveholder named Elisha Burke, who owned the Mount Pleasant Plantation in Phillips County, Arkansas. Before the slaveholder died in 1860, he gave the violin to an enslaved man on his plantation, Mr. Jesse Burke (b. 1834 – d. 1909). According to the family oral history, during slavery Jesse was charged with playing the violin for entertainment for the slaveholder and his guests.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM21A73_034
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
144,0Mo (5,0Mo) / 73,6cm x 49,0cm / 8688 x 5792 (300dpi)